ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355707
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| Date: | Sunday 22 June 1997 |
| Time: | 13:27 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172RG |
| Owner/operator: | Lewis University |
| Registration: | N6280R |
| MSN: | 172RG0141 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5104 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-360-F1A6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Chicago, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Romeoville, IL (KLOT) |
| (KCGX) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that while he was on a downwind leg for runway 18, he completed the landing checklist. He said he checked that the landing gear was locked and the green light was on while he was on the base leg. He reported that, 'As I flared to land, I hit the belly of the plane on the runway.' He reported that, 'By then I realized that the aircraft's landing gear had collapsed, and slid down the runway.' Inspection of the airplane revealed damage to the right side of the belly area, particularly on the lower wing strut attach bulkhead and the forward landing gear box bulkhead. The belly skin and associated attaching hardware were ground off approximately three inches on either side of the bulkheads. The aircraft was put on jack stands. The landing gear was cycled numerous times with no anomalies indicated. There were no scratch marks or damage to the landing gear, nor any damage to the landing gear gearbox. Both tires exhibited scuff marks about four inches wide perpendicular to the tire tread, but no rotational scuffing of the tires was noted.
Probable Cause: the pilot inadvertently executed a wheels up landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI97LA180
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 14:45 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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